Powder brush or puff.



No. 817,694. v l PATENTED APR'. 10,1906. E. GHAQUETTE. POWDER BRUSH ORPUF?.

APPLICATION FILED HAY 25. 1905.

EPHRAIEM GHAQUETTE, OF NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK.

POWDER BRUSH OR PUFF.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 1o, 190e.

Application filed May 25,1905. Serial No. 262,169.

T0 n/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EPHRAIEM CHAQUETTE, a citizen of the United Statesof America, and a resident of New Rochelle, county of Vestchester, Stateof New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in PowderBrushes or Puffs, of which the Jfollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to toilet-brushes or powder-puffs g and theobject of my invention isto improve the construction of these articlesand of the powder-receptacles with which they are used to enhance theirserviceability.

Powder brushes and puiis used in applying toilet-powder to the face,&c., are usually formed of a light feathery material of an expansivecharacter and are liable to injury when being entered through therelatively contracted mouth of a powder-receptacle. Also whenwithdrawing the brush or puff through the contracted mouth of thereceptacle its inherent elasticity upon release causes it to distributethe powder it carries in all directions, flecking the apparel of theuser, which is an undesirable effect.

In my improved device these objections are overcome, and a neat andcompact article is produced capable of serving its purposes withefficiency.

In the drawings accompanying this application, Figure 1 is a sideelevation of my improved powder-receptacle, showing the powder brush orufi' therein in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a vertica section of Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is adetail of the brush or pufll as exposed, and Fig. 4 is asimilar view with the brush or puff contained within its sheath.

Vhile my improved powder receptacle may be of any desirable form, Ihave, for example, here shown it as consisting of a flat casing A,having a hinged cover a, held by a spring a in the manner of amatch-safe. The receptacle is charged with powder from the end havingthe cover a. Secured to the opposite end ofthe receptacle is a tube orpocket a2, which extends within said receptacle, being closed at itsinner end, but provided with perforations, as 0,3, to permit the passageof a limited quantity of powder. The outer end of the tube a2 is securedat its peripheral edge within a circular aperture in the receptacle, inwhich it fits.

The brush or puii, as B, which is adapted to be inserted within thepocket (1,2, is attached to a head, as b, from which a stem b extends.These members are introduced within a sheath, as b2, in which the head bis adapted to slide, said sheath having a cap b3, which is provided withan aperture b4 for the passage of the stem b, and said stem is toppedwith a stop, as b5, which may be ornamental in character and which isincapable of passing through the aperture b4. Thus the head b,carrying'the brush or puff B, may be drawn within the sheath b2, as inFig. 4 contracting said brush or puff within the compass thereof, inwhich form the brush or puff may be conveniently removed from or enteredwithin the pocket a2. Then within said pocket a?, the stem b/ is pusheddownwardly, causing the brush or puff B to protrude and expand outsidethe sheath b2, (see Fig. 3,) in which form it is capable of receiving aquota of powder that has been sifted through the perforations in thepocket a2.

In withdrawing the brush or puff from the powder-receptacle it Erstenters its sheath and is then removed as contracted within the latter.I/Vhen remo-ved, the brush or puff is again extended outside its sheathand is in readiness for use.

I-Iaving now described my invention, I declare that what I claim is- 1.In a toilet article, a powder-receptacle having an orifice, a tubularsheath adapted to iit slidably therein to form a sto per, said sheathbeing open at its inner en and provided with a contracted opening at itsouter end, and a stem slidable through said contracted opening, saidstem having a brush or puff at one end and a terminal enlargement at itsopposite end, said enlargement forming a stop and a handle for the stem,and said stein, when pushed inwardly, exposing the brush or puff, and,when pulled outwardly, contracting and containing the brush or puffwithin the sheath.

2. In a toilet article, a powder-receptacle i having an orifice and aninterior, perforated pocket, a tubular sheath adapted to fit slidablywithin said pocket, said sheath being open at its inner end and providedwith a contracted opening at its outer end, and a stem slidable throughsaid contracted opening,

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said stein having 'a lbrush or'puff *at one'end Signed at New York this10th day of May, and an enlargement at its ogpste ell; 1905. A

whereby, Whensa 'stem is extenV e nWar y 1 n n v the brush or puff isexposed beyond the sheath EPHRAIEM CHAQUETTE' and when said, stern isextended `outwardly Witnesses the brush or pu is contracted andcontained FREDERICK C. BONNY,

Within the sheath. F. W. BARKER.

